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1 GR-0087 British Columbia Department of Public Works Dept. of Public Works contracts, plans, correspondence Originals m (32 boxes) Contracts, specifications, plans, correspondence, returns of work performed, reports, and accounting material pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and repair of diverse roads, bridges, dams, wharves, and occasional buildings. Finding aid: file list. The records are arranged roughly by district. Many maps and plans were removed from the files and transferred to the Map Collection for preservation. A list and description of these maps and plans is found in Appendix 1 to this finding aid. The following symbols have been used: * file contains map/plan ** map/plan removed from file and transferred to Map Collection x file contains map/plan only xx file contained map/plan only; transferred to Map Collection To obtain any of the material listed herein, it is necessary only to provide the collection and box numbers. G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 1

2 Table of Contents Box nos. Districts 1 Yale District, Kamloops and Okanagan sections. 2 Kootenay District, Osoyoos, Boundary, and Similkameen. 3 Lillooet District. 4-9 Cowichan District (including Chemainus). 9 Cowichan - Alberni District. 9 Yale District (Hope-Nicola trail) Nanaimo District Greater Victoria area. 21 Nanaimo District Comox and Alberni Districts New Westminster District (including Burrard Inlet, Granville - Hastings and Hope Trail) Yale and other districts, Cariboo road (Yale to Barkerville). 32 Miscellaneous G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 2

3 Box File Project Date Yale District: Kamloops and Okanagan section 1 1 North Thompson bluff road Wagon road from the head of Okanagan Lake to 1873 Spelmcheen [Spallumcheen] Prairie 1 3 Bridge across Peterson Creek and repairs Savona 1874 Ferry and Okanagan road 1 4 Savona's [Savona] Ferry to Copper Creek Spellumcheen [Spallumcheen] bridge Clearing trail, Duck and Pringles ranch to 1874 Okanagan 1 7 Cherry Creek wagon road Suswap [Shuswap] wagon road Return of road work, Savona Ferry and Okanagan 1874 section, A. J. Kirkpatrick 1 10 Okanagan and Mission Valley wagon road, section 1875* no Okanagan and Mission Valley wagon road, section 1875* no Trail from Copper Creek to Tranquille Creek Return of road work performed, John Boyd Road from Mission Valley road to Coldstream Kamloops-Nicola road, section no * 1 16 Improving grade near Summit Lake, Savonna 1878 [Savona] Ferry and Okanagan road 1 17 Duck and Pringles to head of Okanagan Lake Road, Savona's [Savona] Ferry Nicola road School house, Priest Valley, Okanagan Bridge at Savona's [Savona] Ferry Ashcroft bridge Swing bridge over South Thompson at Kamloops Cornwall-Ashcroft wagon road Kamloops bridge Plan of bridge over Mill Creek on route of proposed 1889x new wagon road through "Sunny Plains", Okanagan Mission 1 27 Pile and trestle bent bridge across Mission Creek, 1890* Okanagan Mission 1 28 Road between Shaw's and Kidd's, Salmon Arm 1893 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 3

4 1 29 Mission Creek dam 1898 Kootenay District and Osoyoos, Boundary, Similkameen 2 1 Kootenay trails, return, Fort Hope to Fort Shepherd Kootenay District, return of work on trails, bridges, 1873 etc. 2 3 Return of road work, Moojia bridge, Hope Kootenay trail 2 4 Progress reports, Kootenay, P.C. Fernie Mission Creek bridge, Osoyoos District 1878* 2 6 Wagon road, Pleasant Valley to Swan Lake Osoyoos Division, Yale District 2 7 Wagon road, Belvedere Landing to Seven-Mile 1884 Lake, Osoyoos Division, Yale District 2 8 Belvedere road, Osoyoos District Pleasant Valley road, Osoyoos District Bridge over North Fork Similkameen River near 1885 Princeton 2 11 Fortunes bridge, Osoyoos District Bissett Creek bridge, Okanagan 1886* 2 13 Kootenay District, contract for bridges over Carnes' 1886* and Downie Creeks 2 14 Bridges no. 1. 2, 3, and 4, Granite Creek - Nicola 1886 trail 2 15 Kootenay District, bridge over Kootenay River at 1887x the Upper Crossing 2 16 Spallumcheen trunk road Kootenay District, sleigh road from Golden to the 1887 boat landing 2 18 School house, Donald, East Kootenay Yale, Osoyoos, Spallumcheen trunk road, sections 1889 A,B. and C 2 20 Mission Creek bridge, Okanagan Osoyoos Division, Yale District, bridge over North 1890 Fork of Kettle River 2 22 Osoyoos Division, Yale District, bridge over Kettle 1890 River at Ingrams 2 23 Pile trestle bridge, Osoyoos Lake at Kruger's Bridge at Enderby 1891* 2 25 West Kootenay, repairs to wharf at Ainsworth 1894 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 4

5 Lillooet District 3 1 Douglas, Clinton, and Camerontown wagon road 1874 section no Lillooet-Camerontown wagon road, section no Lillooet and Chadwick road, repairs Road from Kellys to Big Bar Creek Return of work performed, Canoe, Dog Creek, 1876 Alkali Lake road. 3 6 Bridge River bridge 1876* 3 7 Cayoosh Creek bridge 1876* 3 8 Cayoosh Creek bridge 1876* 3 9 Lillooet Camerontown wagon road, section no Trunk road, Yale to Cariboo, new road, Clinton Hill Return of road work, Tom. Boyd Return of road work, Dog Creek road Marble Canyon and Hat Creek road Marble Canyon road extension Approaches to Lillooet bridge Canoe Creek road diversion Cayoosh Creek road Cayoosh Creek road 1890 Cowichan District (including Chemainus) 4 1 Harris' Landing, Cowichan Bay, to Goldstream, trail 1873 clearing 4 2 No. 1 section, Cowichan District roads, Cowichan 1873 River to Harris Landing 4 3 No. 2 section, Cowichan District roads, Kokesailah 1873 [Koksilah] to Harris' Landing 4 4 No. 3 section, Cowichan District roads No. 4 section, Cowichan District roads Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Cowichan District roads Section 3, Cowichan District roads Section 5, Cowichan District roads Repairs, trail from Goldstream to Cowichan Road across Cowichan Flats Road from Lampkins bridge, Chemainus District, to 1874* Haslams turn-off, Cedar District 4 12 Road from Davies' to Miller's Section no. 3, Cowichan District roads Cowichan Flats road, additions and alterations 1875 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 5

6 4 15 Quamichan bridge Cowichan Flats to Harris' road repairs Long bridge on the Somenos and Maple Bay road, 1875 repairs 4 18 Clearing Goldstream and Cowichan trail Chemainus River bridge and approaches Cowichan wharf Return of work, Harris' wharf and approach Return of work, Cowichan District Repairs to the Kakasaila [Koksilah] road from 1876 Mearn's to the Bay 5 2 Repairs, Cowichan trunk road, Davie's to White's Cowichan Flats road repairs Repairs to trunk road, Drinkwater's to Richardson's Road from Lampkins bridge to Askews Trunk road, Drinkwater's to Richardson's, repairs Cowichan trunk road, Davies' to White's repairs Road from Saywards Mill to Harrisville Kokesaila [Koksilah] bridge 1876* 5 10 Section 2. Cowichan and Goldstream road Trunk road from Askews to Chemainus Road from Saywards Mill to Harrisville Road from Harrisville to Kokasaila [Koksilah] 1877 repairs 5 14 Road from Dobson's to Harrisville, repairs Mayne Island, wharf 1878* 5 16 Thains' road near Dougan's. repairs Road from junction of Kokasaila [Koksilah] road to 1878 Hennessy's house 5 18 Road from Tod's to the Flats road Road from Harris' to the Flats road Road from Harris' to the Mill Return of road work performed. Trunk road 1878 between the Mission house and Lomases 5 22 Return of road work performed. Cross road from 1878 McLay's road to Davis' house 5 23 Return of road work performed, Saywards Mill road Return of road work performed, various roads and 1878 bridges 5 28 Return of road work performed, from junction of Kockasailla [Koksilah] road to P. Hennessy 1878 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 6

7 5 29 Return of road work performed. Cowichan wharf 1878 repairs, and Mill Bay road from Sayward's Mill to Harrisville 5 30 Return of road work performed. Cowichan trunk 1878 road 5 31 White's bridge Road from Drinkwater's, Somenos, to Richardsons 1880 bridge, Chemainus 6 2 Road from Richardson's bridge to Fuller's, 1880 Chemainus 6 3 Repairs to road from Cowichan parsonage to the 1880 priest's house 6 4 Road from Harris's landing to top of hill Road from Duncan's to the foot of gravel hill Road from Flats towards McLay's Road from gravel hill to post office, Somenos Road from the priest's house to Indian "Lemon's" Road from Marshall's to the top of hill leading to 1880 Cowichan wharf 6 10 Repairs to Cowichan wharf Repairs to the road from Manly's turn off on the Mill 1881 Bay road to the top of hill at junction of road leading down to the Cowichan wharf 6 12 Bridge over slough near Kokasilah [Koksilah] 1881 village and road to bridge from McLay's road 6 13 Road from the priest's house to Cowichan 1881 parsonage, repairs 6 14 Road from Kakasilah [Koksilah] bridge to junction 1881 of Dobson's road, repairs 6 15 Road from Drinkwater's bridge to the top of hill 1881 leading down to Byng's Creek, repairs 6 16 Road from junction of road leading to Maple Bay to 1881 Richardson's bridge, repairs 6 17 Trunk road from the long bridge, Quamichan, 1883 towards Robotham's corner, repairs 6 18 Road from Chemainus Prairie towards the bridge Trunk road between Evans' and Skinner's repairs Chemainus, school house Trunk road near Skinner's repairs Tarlton's road Gravelling road in Somenos Mayne Island road 1884 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 7

8 6 25 Waggon road between South Cowichan and 1884 Marshall's 6 26 Section 1, Goldstream-Cowichan waggon road Gravelling road in Chemainus Section 2, Goldstream to Cowichan road, repairs Copleys road, Shawnigan Richardsons to Victoria road Chemainus and Quamichan road Trunk road Chemainus New road near "Holmesdale", Somenos McMillans road Kelly and Rivers road Kokasailah [Koksilah] Flats road Beach road continuation, South Cowichan Cowichan Lake road Lewis & Calvin's road Burgoyne Bay wharf improvement Bridge over Mill Creek, Shawnigan Extension of Calvin's road Extension of McKennelly's road to Doupe's Mayne Island wharf Gravelling Beach road, Cowichan Schedule of work, Chemainus District to Haslam's 1886 turn-off, Cedar District 7 17 Section 1. Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road between 1887 Somenos and Chemainus 7 18 Construction of bridges and repairs on Victoria Nanaimo trunk road 7 19 Section 3, Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road between 1887 Somenos and Chemainus 7 20 Completing Quamichan bridge Road leading from Copley and Dobson's road, 1887 Shawnigan, to the Victoria trunk road 7 22 Road leading from near Raymond's flag station to 1887 Bush's cabin, Upper Kokesailah [Koksilah] 7 23 Gravelling bench road leading from near Corfield's 1887 to McPherson's railway station 7 24 Road from near McPherson's to near Dougan's Road from near McPherson's to near Dougan's Road from near McPherson's to near Dougan's Continuation of the Silver Mine road to canyon Koksilah River 1888 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 8

9 7 28 Gravelling bench road from Corfield's to McPhersons Gravelling bench road, Corfield's to McPherson's Gravelling Old Koksilah road Bremner and Hooson's road Road from Larsen's to a junction with the old Mill 1889 Road 8 5 Hoy's cross road Olney's road Cowichan River road 1889 Widening of Nanaimo Trunk Road near Somenos Bridge over the Kokasailah [Koksilah] River on the 1889 Silver Mine road 8 9 Cameron's road diversion Victoria and Nanaimo trunk road, gravelling and 1889 repairs 8 11 Diversion of road and filling on the Victoria Nanaimo trunk road near Lomas's 8 12 Cowichan River (north) road Chemainus River bridge Cowichan River bridge Bill of Chemainus and Cowichan River bridges Relocate part of Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road near 1890 Davies', Somenos 8 17 Relocation of part of Quamichan boundary road Bridge over branch of the Koksilah River Widening Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Section 1, Station road Section 2, Station road Bridge and approaches over Cowichan River at 1891 Duncan 8 23 Shawnigan Lake road Government building (court house), Duncan Relocation of Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road near 1891 Holmesdale 8 26 Gravelling on Cowichan River road Relocation of old Kokasailah [Koksilah] road near Mearns' Bridge on old Kokasailah [Koksilah] road near Millett's 1891 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 9

10 9 2 Gravel relocated section of old Kokasailah 1891 [Koksilah] road near Keating's bridge 9 3 Relocation of Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road near 1891 Dougan's 9 4 South Beach wagon road Greig's road Contracts no. 1-6 for alterations and repairs to the Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road. Construction of Marble Bay cross road. Deviation of Riverside road near Calvin's. Extension of Riverside road Cowichan-Alberni District 9 7 Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Construction of a deviation of the Victoria Nanaimo trunk road 9 10 Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road Construction of Mountain road Hill Bank road Chemainus court house, additions Chapman and Station road Hall and Hawkins road Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Victoria-Nanaimo trunk road, repairs Wilkinson's road and bridge 1897 Yale District (Hope - Nicola trail) 9 29 Nicola valley wagon road 1873* 9 30 Nicola valley wagon road 1874** 9 31 Nicola valley wagon road 1874** 9 32 Section 1. Hope and Nicola trail 1875* G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 10

11 9 33 Section 2, Hope and Nicola trail 1875* 9 34 Section 3, Hope and Nicola trail 1875** 9 35 Agreements concerning alterations of 1875 specifications for the construction of a bridge at mile 48 section 3, Hope-Nicola trail 9 36 Return of road work performed, trail from Nicola 1875 bridge to Ward's 9 37 Section 1, Hope-Nicola trail, and return of road 1876 work performed 9 37 Returns of road work performed by A. Stevenson, Bridge over Nicola River Waggon road around head of Nicola Lake Gravelling Nicola road near O'Rorkes 1886 Nanaimo District 10 1 Nanaimo bridge over Nanaimo River Prideaux street, Nanaimo, repairs Road from Lampkins bridge to Haslam's turn-off, 1874* Cedar District 10 4 Returns of road work performed, Wm. Hassard Bastion Street bridge, Nanaimo city 1875** 10 6 Returns of road work performed, Wm. Hassard Returns of road work performed, W. Sampson Returns of road work performed, W. Tierney Alberni and Nanaimo trail, repairs, trail from Alberni 1877 to Qualicum pier, and from Qualicum to Diver Lake Stone piers, Commercial Street bridge, Nanaimo 1877* Wharf, Gabriola Island Returns of road work performed, James Clandenning Cedar District, road Cedar District, road Nanaimo River bridge, repairs Returns of road work performed Alex Easson Cedar District, road Repairs to Cedar District road at Yorks Hill Mill Stream bridge 1883** 11 8 Gabriola Island wharf Cranberry District road, Yorks to McKays clearing Sections 1, 2, and 3, Nanoose road Millstone River bridge 1884 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 11

12 11 12 Nanaimo River bridge Trail to Nanaimo Lake Sections 1 and 2, Nanoose and Englishman River 1885 road Section 3, Nanoose road Bridge across Beaver Creek on section 1, 1885 Englishman River road Galiano Island road Alberni and Nanaimo wagon road Alberni and Nanaimo wagon road, section Wagon road from the new Alberni road to the old 1886 Comox road at Hirsts Hotel Bridge across Englishman River Nanaimo road Wharf at Beaver Creek Nanoose District Sections of road leading to top of Mount Benson Report of work performed on Galiano Island Report of work performed on Mayne Island Straining beam bridge, Nanaimo River 1896 Greater Victoria area 12 1 Repairs to Government House, Victoria Road from Gleed's to Vine's, Metchosin District, 1873 repairs 12 3 Sooke road 1873** 12 4 East Saanich road, North Saanich 1873* 12 5 East Saanich road, South Saanich 1873* 12 6 Gravelling portion Saanich road West Saanich road (North Saanich), repairs Keeping West Saanich road in repair Road in Lake District East Saanich road deviation Floating stage and boat landing, Esquimalt 1873* Brick drain, James Bay reserve Brick drain, James Bay reserve Brick drain, James Bay reserve Report on road work, Victoria District, John 1873 Nicholson Moss street Victoria city, repairs From Spotts' to end of new road, East Saanich Cadboro Bay, from Capt. Martin's to the north boundary of section G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 12

13 12 19 Burnside road, Greenslades gate to Porters Burnside road, Rowlands to Greenslades gate Telegraph road, South Saanich East Saanich road, between Royal Oak and Elk 1874 Lake Repairs to road from Metchosin road to Hillyar's 1874 and Francis' East Saanich road, Elk Lake to Spotts Cross road from Cedar Hill road to Mount Tolmie Road from Reays bridge, East Saanich road, to 1874 near Shoal Harbour, North Saanich Mount Newton cross road Gravelling road from Colquitz bridge to Burnside 1874 road 13 2 Mount Tolmie cross road Repairs to West Saanich road, from Indian reserve 1874 to Cloakes 13 4 Cross road from Burnside to Craigflower, and 1874 bridge across Colquitz River 13 5 Otter Point road Repairs, Craigflower bridge to Esquimalt road Road from Tyler's to Hawkin's Esquimalt District Esquimalt road, repairs Happy Valley road, Esquimalt District, repairs Returns of road work performed, Victoria and 1874 Esquimalt Districts Road from Evan's house Cadboro bay, to north 1875 boundary of section 28, Victoria District Metchosin road, repairs Sleigh road from Dunn's to McKenzie's, Highland 1875 District Esquimalt town, retaining wall 1875* Burnside bridge, and approaches 1875** 14 1 Metchosin road, repairs Sooke road, repairs Happy Valley road, repairs Metchosin and Happy Valley sleigh road Repairs to Deadman's River bridge and constructing new bridge near Ricket's in Highland District 1875 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 13

14 14 6 Repairing road from Mt. Tolmie cross road to 1875 Fitzallans and road from Deans to cemetery 14 7 Log boom, Sooke River, Esquimalt District 1875* 14 8 Repairs, road from Mt. Tolmie cross road to 1875 Fitzallans and road from Deans to Cemetery 14 9 Return of road work performed, Victoria and 1875 Esquimalt Districts Return of road work performed, Victoria District East Saanich road, repairs Road at South Saanich from Sprotts to John's Saanich road between Stevens' and Swan Lake, 1876 repairs Colquitz road from Saanich road to McKenzie's, 1876 repairs Repairs to trail from Vine's to the Sooke road Cedar Hill and Mt. Tolmie cross roads, repairs Gordon Head road, repairs Metchosin road from Sooke road to Parker's, 1876 repairs 15 4 Road near Macdonald's Victoria District, repairs Returns of road work performed Burnside road between Munger's and Rowland's, 1877 repairs 15 7 Supply of coal and wood, government offices and 1877 government house 15 8 Cedar Hill road, repairs Cross road from Cedar Hill road to Pollocks, 1877 repairs Repairs to Saanich road from city boundary to 1877 Swan Lake Cadboro bay road, repairs Trail from Sooke Harbour to Vines 1877** Clearing trail Sooke road to Otter Point Return of work performed, Esquimalt District Sleigh road from Stelly's fence to Brown road 1877 South Saanich 16 2 Mt. Newton cross road, South Saanich, repairs Return of work performed, Esquimalt District Return of work performed, Victoria District Extension of View St. Victoria city Happy Valley road, repairs 1879 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 14

15 16 7 Point Ellice bridge, repairs 1879* 16 8 Sooke road, repairs Highland District road, repairs Albert Head road, bridges Metchosin road, repairs Happy Valley road, repairs Craigflower road Specifications for work on Russell road and in town 1880 of Esquimalt Removal of fence on Pemberton Street 1880* 17 1 Saanich road, repairs Painting James Bay fence and gates and roof of 1880 Victoria Public School 17 3 East Saanich road, repairs Saanich road, repairs Grading and gravelling Pemberton and Belcher 1880* streets 17 6 Change in Saanich Road near Anderson's farm Gravelling portion of Gorge road Metchosin road, specifications Victoria District, returns of road work Cutting down a hill on the Victoria-Gorge road Saanich road, sections 1 and Victoria-Gorge road, section 1 and Craigflower bridge, repairs Road from Gorge bridge to Burnside cross road, 1881 repairs Rocky Point road Happy Valley road Gordon Head road, repairs Esquimalt District roads Convalescent home, Victoria city Return of road work performed, Esquimalt District Albert Head and Metchosin road Metchosin road, near Craigflower Metchosin road, between Parker's and Gleed's Happy Valley road, repairs Saanich road, grading between city boundary and 1882 Meldrum's 18 5 Gordon Head road Ross Bay road, grading G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 15

16 18 7 Gorge bridge Happy Valley road, repairs Craigflower bridge, repairs Cadboro bay road, repairs and grading Point Ellice bridge, repairs Gordon Head road Naylors Hill road, Sooke District Happy Valley road Road through the Work estate, Victoria District Lake District road 1884** Cadboro bay road, repairs Gorge road, repairs Victoria gaol [jail] Burgoyne bay road Happy Valley road, repairs Stoney Creek Hill, change in road, Sooke Pt. Ellice bridge, construction Quadra St. extension Gordon Head road Bilson Creek bridge, Metchosin Removal of old piles in Point Ellice Bridge Richmond and Lion Brewery cross road Hillside Avenue extension Gravelling Carey's road Esquimalt, side walk Sooke River bridge Victoria and Nanaimo trunk road clearing fallen 1886 timber Point Ellice bridge, tarring the cylinders Gordon Head road extension Ross Bay side walk Cordova Bay road Boleskine road and bridge, Tolmie estate Saanich road side walk Carey's road, Victoria District Pollock's to Tyndall avenue, Victoria Pemberton and Belcher streets, Victoria, sidewalks Road, Fisher's to Graff's (Cobble Hill), Cowichan District Burnside and Saanich cross road Esquimalt road, sidewalk 1887 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 16

17 20 3 Mill Stream road Esquimalt District Cedar Hill road repairs San Juan trail, repairs, Esquimalt District Happy Valley road, repairs East road, South Saanich West Saanich road, Lake District Burnside road, repairs Hillside avenue Beecher Bay-Sooke road Bridge, West Saanich road, near Hagan's Richmond road repairs Beecher bay and Sooke road Gordon Head road, repairs Beecher Bay and Sooke road Metchosin road near Helgeson Sooke road Carriage road, Beacon Hill Park to Fairfield road, 1890 near Ross Bay Otter Point road Gorge road bridge West Saanich road, gravelling Burnside road, gravelling Craigflower and Esquimalt roads, side walks Millstream road Sidewalk along the Admirals road to the naval 1891 hospital, Esquimalt District Mill Stream road Side walk to C Battery, Esquimalt District Carey's road, repairs, Victoria District Tyndall avenue Glanford avenue, Victoria District Lime Kiln road, Esquimalt District Helmcken road, Esquimalt District Feltham road, Victoria District Jordan Meadows trail Contracts for coal and wood for Parliament 1897 Building, Victoria Contracts for coal and wood for Parliament Buildings, Victoria Nanaimo District 21 1 Nanaimo bridge approaches 1873 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 17

18 21 2 Nanaimo - Comox road Nanaimo District, road, street, and bridges report 1873 Comox District 21 4 Road repairs, Section A. Stearn's boat landing to 1873 graveyard 21 5 Road repairs, Section B Road repairs, Section C Road repairs, Section D Road repairs, Section E Road repairs, Section F Comox District,, ravine bridge 1873x Road work,, Section A Road work, Sections B and D Road work, Section C Road work, Section E Road work, Section F Road work, Section G Road work, Section H Road work, Section I Road work, extension of Section I Approach to Comox wharf Road work, Section H 1874** Bridges construction, and cutting cross road Comox, wharf and approaches 1874** Courtenay River bridge 1874** 22 1 Cutting trail from Englishman's River to Qualicum 1875 River 22 2 Trail from Courtenay River bridge to Comox Lake Road from Comox wharf to Courtenay River bridge Road repairs, Section D Road repairs, Section G Road repairs, Section I Road repairs, Section B Road repairs, Section E Road repairs, Section F Comox District, road work returns Road repairs, Section B Road repairs, Section C Comox, lock-up 1877** Comox District, Denman Island road 1877 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 18

19 22 15 Comox Wharf, return of road work performed Denman Island, Wharf Sleigh road Upper Prairie road Tsolum River bridge Alberni District, construction of a trail to Beaver 1885 Creek settlement in Alberni Comox District, colonization road 1886* Comox District, colonization road Statement of work done to date on colonization 1886 road Road work, Section B Road Work, Section C Denman Island road including correspondence Trail from Harpers bridge Comox District roads, contract no. 1, section D Comox District roads, statement of expenditure Comox District roads, list of tenders Comox District roads, Section B. contract no Comox District roads, Section C, contract no Comox District roads, Section C, contract no Comox District roads, bond of Thomas H. Percy and Robert Cessford Comox District roads, cross road Comox District roads, Harrigan's road Comox District roads, cross road Comox District roads, Section B, contract no Comox District roads, pay list of workmen 1887 employed Alberni District, Kitsucksas [Kitsucksus] River and 1887 Roger Creek bridges Alberni District, road repairs from Merrifield's to 1888 Dunn's Alberni District, roads, tenders Alberni District, Nanaimo road from Kitsucksis 1888 [Kitsucksus] Creek bridge to Lawson road Alberni District, Sproat Lake shore road Alberni District, Beaver Creek road extension Alberni District, Sproat River bridge 1888* Alberni District, Kitsucksas [Kitsucksus] River bridge 1888 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 19

20 23 20 Alberni District, River Front road Alberni District, Roger Creek district Alberni District, Mill road from near the old mill site 1888 to Pinkerton's claim Alberni District, McCoy's bridge Correspondence inward to Department of Lands 1888 and Works from J. C. Mollet, Government agent, Alberni Report to W. S. Gore concerning road work Alberni 1888 District Report of road work, Alberni District Comox District, sections 3 and 4 of new road to 1889 Union Mines, Comox Waggon road from the Lake trail, Comox, to the 1889 Union Mines and Mill Tenders and correspondence concerning the road 1889 to Union Mines Alberni District, bridge over the Somas River at 1890 Alberni Comox District, section A and C, Campbell River 1890 road Reports concerning road work, Denman Island Comox District, section B, Campbell River road Comox District, Hornby Island, tenders Letter from J. B. Berkeley to W. S. Gore surveyor general, concerning road work in the Comox District Comox District, Union Mines road, sections 1, 2, 1891 and Alberni District. McKenzie road Alberni District, waggon road from the end of the 1894 existing road at Alberni to a point on China Creek above 7 Mile Creek Comox District, Oyster River bridge Comox District, road embankment and dyking 1894 works Alberni District, Alberni wharf Comox District, Tsolum River road Comox District, road from Baynes Sound to Roys Comox District, Comox trunk road Comox District, Union Mines road 1899 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 20

21 New Westminster District (including Burrard Inlet Granville-Hastings and Hope Trail 24 1 Chilleweyuck [Chilliwack] River bridge Matsqui sleigh road 1873* 24 3 Chilliwack bridge 1873** 24 4 North Arm trail New Westminster and Yale sleigh road Semiahmoo road, sections A and B 1873** 24 7 Semiahmoo road, sections B and C Semiahmoo road, sections C and D 1873* 24 9 Semiahmoo road, sections D and E 1873* Hastings road, Burrard inlet, repairs Clearing debris from Long bridge, Burrard inlet North Arm trail towards False Creek Subdivision of township no. 7, surveying and 1873** marking Nicomekl and Serpentine bridges, New 1873* Westminster and Semiahmoo road North Arm trail False Creek road, clearing Semiahmoo road 1873* Coquitlam River road, and alterations to the Pitt 1873** River road. File also includes a plan attached to the specifications Wharf and terminus of Hope and Lower Fraser 1874 road Semiahmoo road 1874* Trail from the North Arm of Fraser to False Creek 1874 bridge Bridge over the Brunette River, Port Moody road False Creek road Road from Ladners Landing to Semiahmoo road 1874* Road from Semiahmoo road to 49th parallel New Westminster District, returns of road work 1874 performed, New Westminster to Port Moody road New Westminster District, return of road work performed, trail to False Creek bridge New Westminster District, New Westminster and 1874 Hastings road 25 2 North Arm Fraser River trail 1874 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 21

22 25 3 Report on contract work, New Westminster District New Westminster and Hope road, section no * 25 5 New Westminster and Hope road, section no * 25 6 New Westminster and Hope road, section no * Hope to Popcum [Popkum] 25 7 New Westminster and Hope road, section 4A 1874** 25 8 New Westminster and Hope road, Section A 1874* 25 9 New Westminster and Hope road, section ** Pitt River road, repairs 1875* Hastings to Granville wagon road 1875** North Arm to Granville road. A plan was also 1875* transferred to Map Collection Road from Section 1 in Township 4 to junction with 1875* New Westminster and Hope wagon road Ladner's Landing and Semiahmoo wagon road, repairs Serpentine River bridge on New Westminster and 1875** Semiahmoo road 26 2 Road from Langley to New Westminster and 1875** Semiahmoo road 26 3 Construction of a ditch along the road from Brown's 1875* Landing to end of Scott's contract 26 4 Repairs to wagon road between Ladner's Landing 1875** and junction with Semiahmoo road 26 5 Ladner's wharf Forfeiture for Granville-Hastings road to Fisher and 1875 Webster 26 7 Returns of road work performed, Burrard Inlet and 1875 Lillooet trail 26 8 Road from North Arm and Granville road to the 1876 Methodist Church on the North Arm 26 9 Returns of road work performed Repairs to Hastings road at a point known as the 1877 Long bridge Return of road work performed Road from point on North East road opposite 1878 Rodick's farm to Hayman's Coast meridian road 1878* Repairs on trunk road Repairs to False Creek bridge New Westminster, side walks Returns of road work performed 1880 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 22

23 26 18 Wharf at Brown's landing, New Westminster Lists of contracts, tenders, and agreements, New 1881 Westminster District 27 1 New Westminster, public school Coquitlam River bridge Reconstruction of Vedder Creek bridge New Westminster and Granville road North road (Clark road), section North road, section Nicomekl bridge, Semiahmoo Bay road Drawbridge on coast meridian road, over the 1884 Nicomekl River 27 9 North Arm trail road Letter inward to W. S. Gore, Surveyor-General, 1884 concerning surveying the Clarke trail False Creek bridge New Westminster insane asylum, additions and 1885* alterations Letter inward to W. S. Gore, Surveyor-General, 1885 concerning construction of the Kanaka Creek bridge Campbell River bridge 1886* Chilliwhack bridge 1886** Fraser River bridge at Lillooet Vancouver avenue repairs Construction of a bridge over the Nicomekl River at 1887 Langley Prairie Hastings and Vancouver road, repairs Tenders for Lukakuc [Luckakuck] and Atchelitz 1887 River bridges Bridge on trunk road near Mt. Lehman 1887** 28 1 Chilliwack bridge, letter announcing completion Kensington Prairie school house, Road from Elgin Mud Bay to the shore line of 1887 Semiahmoo bay 28 4 Bridge over Nicomekl River at Langley 1887** 28 5 Vedder Creek bridge 1887** 28 6 Repairs to trunk road from McEvans gate to 1887 Chilliwhack bridge, Chilliwhack 28 7 Trunk road, Chilliwhack North Arm and Vancouver road 1888 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 23

24 28 9 North Arm bridges Lillooet River bridge at Maple Ridge Bridge across a ravine in rear of the Elgin Hotel, 1889** Surrey Road on the west side of Hastings Park Gravelling Sumas and Chilliwhack trunk road New Westminster, court house 1890** Vancouver and Richmond trunk road, repairs Extension of Westminster Avenue south from 1891 Vancouver City boundary Correspondence concerning the foundation walls, 1891 New Westminster court house Vedder Creek bridge, Sumas New Westminster District, tenders Ditch, Dewdney-Harrison road Road from Lampkin's bridge near Horseshoe Bay no date** Yale District, Cariboo road (Yale to Barkerville) 29 1 Yale District, Dead Man's Creek Hill Nelson and Jack of Clubs Creek trail Bridge at 150 Mile House Cariboo District, bridge over Blackwater, Omineca 1873 trail 29 5 Yale District, return of road work performed, John 1873 Boyd 29 6 Yale wagon road, returns of road work performed, 1873 Boston Bar to Clinton, Arthur Stevenson 29 7 Yale wagon road, returns of road work performed, 1873 Yale to Boston Bar, Neil Black 29 8 Bulkhead at Barkerville Returns of road work performed, Boston Bar to 1874 Clinton, Arthur Stevenson Returns of road work performed Yale to Boston 1874 Bar, Neil Black Cariboo District, returns of road work performed, 1874 Thos. Powers and J. Johnston Yale District, Cache Creek and Bonaparte road Yale District, Thompson River bridge, near Lytton Yale District Thompson River bridge Cribbing, Murderer's Bar Bluff Hope and Yale wagon road 1875** Quesnel River bridge 1875 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 24

25 29 18 Cariboo District, road from Soda Creek to Deep 1875 Creek and bridge over Deep Creek near Protection Mills Cariboo District, Omineca, Germanson Creek 1875 bridge Cariboo District, Omineca, clearing trail from 1875 Omineca River to Forks of Skeena Cariboo District, Soda Creek to Deep Creek road Cariboo District, contract to keep open a sleigh road between Barkerville and Stanley Yale District, returns of road work performed, Neil 1875 Black 30 2 Cariboo District, return of road work performed, 1875 Soda Creek and Alkali Lake road 30 3 Yale District, returns of road work performed, 1875 Arthur Stevenson 30 4 Cariboo District, Barkerville-Stanley sleigh road Cariboo road, section 3, returns of road work 1876 performed, B. D. Bullard 30 6 Cariboo road, returns of road work performed Neil 1876 Black 30 7 Cariboo District returns of road work performed, A Johnson 30 8 Cariboo road Boston Bar to Clinton, returns of road 1876 work performed, Arthur Stevenson 30 9 Cariboo District, whitewashing Quesnelle River 1877 bridge Thompson River bridge Cassiar District, returns of road work performed Yale District, returns of road work performed, Neil Black Yale District, Cariboo road, returns of road work performed, Arthur Stevenson 31 2 Yale road, section 3, return of road work performed W. Boyd 31 3 Cariboo District, section 4, return of road work performed, W. A. Johnston 31 4 Cariboo District, Omineca trail, Quesnelle to Manson Creek 31 5 Cariboo District, trunk road, sections 4 and 5, returns of road work performed, A. Johnston G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 25

26 31 6 Yale District, Cache Creek bridge and bulkhead, 1879 return of road work performed, A. Stevenson 31 7 Yale District, Cariboo road, section 2, returns of 1879 road work performed, A. Stevenson 31 8 Yale-Cariboo trunk road, section 1, Yale to Boston 1881 Bar 31 9 Yale-Cariboo trunk road, section 2. Boston Bar to 1881 Cache Creek Yale-Cariboo trunk road, section 5, Soda Creek to 1881 Quesnelle Yale-Cariboo trunk road, section 6, Quesnelle to 1881 Barkerville Yale District, returns of roadwork performed A Stevenson Yale District, Douglas Lake road Cariboo District, Barnes Station bridge Yale District, Stryne [Stryen] Creek bridge 1886** Yale District, raised road across Deep Creek 1887 swamp South Thompson River bridge, Kamloops Yale District, artesian wells Yale District, Ashcroft road Cariboo District, Quesnelle River bridge Yale District, road between McLeod's and Carien's, 1893 along Anderson Creek Cariboo District, timber for bridge, Forks of 1893 Quesnelle Yale District, Ashcroft bridge Cariboo District, Quesnelle Forks bridge Yale wagon road, tenders Cassiar District, beaconed road with shelter cabin, 1894 Chilkoot Pass Harrison Hot Springs road, tenders Yale District, Ashcroft bridge Skeena District, Bear River bridge, Portland Canal, piles 1907 Miscellaneous 32 1 Victoria District, Saanich road, contract no ** 32 2 Cowichan-Nanaimo road Comox road (Nanaimo-Chemainus River) correspondence 1864 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 26

27 32 4 Thompson River bridge no date** 32 5 Expense bills submitted to A. Onderdonk, 1885 Canadian Pacific Railway contractor, Ashcroft 32 6 Ashcroft bridge, correspondence Prince Rupert, sewerage work 1909* 32 8 Payroll and accounting material pertaining to John Haggerty and Co, Vancouver Island trunk road contracts 32 9 Pay sheets and cancelled checks, John Haggerty 1908 and Co. Vancouver Island trunk road New Westminster District, ditch and road work, no date* Brown's Landing to end of Scott's contract Victoria and Saanich District, report on work no date completed Campbell River-Comox road no date New Westminster District, bridge over Kanaka no date Creek Courtenay River bridge no datexx Bridge River bridge no datexx Report on diverse contracts, Vancouver Island no date Report on road work, Salt Spring Island no date Cowichan River bridge, near Duncan's station. [File 1889?xx folder missing, 6 Apr 2001] Letter [torn] inward to W. S. Gore concerning an unidentified Okanagan area contract 1884? Appendix 1 Box-File No. Map Call No. Map Title Date 9-30 RT-11-6 [Nicola Valley wagon road, sections 1 and no date 2] CM-B1636 Nicola River bridge RT-11-7 [Section 3, Hope and Nicola trail]. Area 31 May 1875 depicted is along the Coldwater River from south of Summit Lake to north of Clapperton's farm CM-B1629 Bastion street bridge, Nanaimo. 26 Jul not located [Mill Stream bridge at Mitchells on [1883?] Wellington road] RT Sketch of proposed road to Sooke CM-B1630 Burnside bridge. 2 Aug 1875 G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 27

28 15-12 RT-11-2 Sketch of the proposed trail from no date Simpson's point [at entrance to Sooke Harbour] to Vines RT Sketch map of the West Saanich Road no date [Lake District] CM-B1638 Comox wharf. 29 Jun 1874 sh CM-B1638 Comox, wharf : plan for proposed wharf at 29 Jun 1874 sh CM-B1633 sh.1 and sh.3 Comox. Courtenay River bridge CM-B1663 Comox lock-up : drawing no. 1. Sep CM-B1631 Bridge over the Chillukweyuk [Chilliwack] Apr 1873 River RT [Serpentine River to Fraser River trail]. 3 Jul RT-11-9 Exterior lines of township no Aug CM-B1632 Bridge over the Coquitlam River road RT-11-4 New Westminster and Hope waggon 7 Jun 1874 road, section no. 4A RT-11-1 New Westminster and Hope waggon 1874 road, section four (4). 2 copies RT Sketch of proposed line of road from 1 Jun 1875 Granville to Hastings CM-C1076 [Bridge]. 31 May 1875 sh CM-C1076 Serpentine River bridge, New 31 May 1875 sh.1 Westminster and Semiahmoo road CM-A1927 Serpentine River bridge on road from 15 Jul 1875 Langley towards Mud Bay RT-11-8 Plan of proposed road from N.W. Yale road [near Langley] to intersect N.W. & Semiahmoo road [near Mud Bay]. 14 Jul RT-11-3 Sketch showing proposed repairs on a portion of the waggon road between Ladners Landing and Semiahmoo Road not located [Chilliwhack bridge between Centreville and Sumas] not located [Bridge on Yale road near end of Mt. Lehman road] not located [Bridge over Nicomekl River on Yale Road at Langley Prairie]. 1 Oct 1875 [1886?] [1887?] [1887?] G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 28

29 28-5 CM-A1929 Plan of new bridge to be built over no date Vedder Creek not located [Bridge across a ravine in rear of the [1889?] Elgin Hotel, Mud Bay] CM-A1967 Foundation plan of New Westminster Dec 1890 court house RT [Road from Lamkins' or Lampkins' bridge no date near Horseshoe Bay to Haslam's turn-off south of Nanaimo River bridge] CM-B1634 Emery's Creek bridge 26 May RT [Wagon road between Fort Hope and Fort 26 May 1875 Yale]. Shows Telegraph Trail CM-A1928 Stryne [Stryen] Creek bridge, Yale 1886 District RT Victoria District Road, contract no not located [Thompson River bridge]. no date CM-B1633 Courtenay River bridge. no date sh CM-A1923 Bridge River bridge. no date CM-A1930 [Cowichan River bridge, near Duncan's station] G:\RSD\@ORCS09\ \GR-0087.DOC:2002/06/13 Page 29